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+help:
+	@echo ''
+	@echo 'Commands available:'
+	@echo '  pull:  get newest changes from server (data/ dir only)'
+	@echo '  push:  overwrite source files on server (excl. data/ dir)'
+	@echo '  push-list:  replace custom lists like "Messengers", etc.'
+	@echo ''
+check_defined_ssh = \
+    $(if $(value SSH),, \
+      $(error Undefined SSH. Usage: make $1 SSH=your_ssh_key))
+pull:
+	@:$(call check_defined_ssh,pull)
+	rsync -ralptv --delete -e ssh $(SSH):/var/www/de-appchk/data/ "data/"
+push:
+	@:$(call check_defined_ssh,push)
+	# --dry-run
+	rsync -rlptv --delete --exclude=.DS_Store --exclude=.git/ "." --exclude=/{data/,src/{__pycache__,lists}/,error.log} --include=/out/static/ --exclude=/out/* $(SSH):/var/www/de-appchk/
+	# && ssh ma chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/de-appchk
+push-list:
+	@:$(call check_defined_ssh,push-list)
+	rsync -rlptv --delete --exclude=.DS_Store --exclude=.git/ "data/_lists/" $(SSH):/var/www/de-appchk/data/_lists/